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James Edmunson Norris 1904–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1904

Birth Location: Angier, Harnett, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 07 Dec 1991

Death Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Norris

Mother: Julia Messer

Spouse(s): Ester Barbour

Children(s): Wilma Norris, Robert Norris, Lovena Norris, Katherine Searcy, James Norris, Carrie Norris, John Norris, Wilbert Norris, Julia Norris

James Edmunson Norris was born in 1904 in Angier, Harnett, North Carolina, USA, the child of John David Norris And Julia Catherine Messer. In 1935, James Edmunson Norris resided in Black River, Harnett, North Carolina. In 1940, James Edmunson Norris resided in Black River, Harnett, North Carolina, USA. James Edmunson Norris married Ester B Barbour, and had children including Aaron Edison Norris, Betty Pearl Norris, Carrie Christine Norris, James Avant Norris, John Luther Norris, Julia Ruth Norris, Katherine Estelle Norris Searcy, Lovena Norris, Norris Baker, Robert Allen Norris, Ruthine Norris, Wilbert Glenn Norris, Wilma Jean Norris. James Edmunson Norris passed away in 1991 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Edmunson Norris was born in 1904 in Angier, Harnett, North Carolina, USA, the child of John David Norris And Julia Catherine Messer.
  • In 1935, James Edmunson Norris resided in Black River, Harnett, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, James Edmunson Norris resided in Black River, Harnett, North Carolina, USA.
  • James Edmunson Norris married Ester B Barbour, and had children including Aaron Edison Norris, Betty Pearl Norris, Carrie Christine Norris, James Avant Norris, John Luther Norris, Julia Ruth Norris, Katherine Estelle Norris Searcy, Lovena Norris, Norris Baker, Robert Allen Norris, Ruthine Norris, Wilbert Glenn Norris, Wilma Jean Norris.
  • James Edmunson Norris passed away in 1991 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Norris's Ancestors

Self
James Norris
1904–1991
Birth Place: Angier, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John David Norris
1880–1945
Grove, Harnett, North Carolina, United States
Julia (Catherine) Messer
1877–1939
Harnett, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Robert (Norris – Am. Civil War) soldier
1837–1911
Cumberland, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Anne "Sallie") Suggs
1851–1910
Four Oaks, Johnston Co., North Carolina
Lewis (D.) Messer
1845–1917
Panther Branch, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Norris
1802–1900
Elizabeth Norris
1809–1857
Aquilla POW
1824–1909
Mary Barbour
1822–1880
Noah Messer
1798–1880
Christian Covey
1810–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Norris
1776–
Harriet Tofts
1775–
Barnabas Hamilton
1762–1840
Alsa Bardin
1765–
John III
1798–1876
Terry Barber
1794–1859
Mary Woodall
1804–1850
Lott Messer
1750–1816
Thomas Covey
1779–1850
Rhoda Wilson
1780–1858

James Norris's Descendants

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James (Edmunson) Norris (1 Sep 1904–07 Dec 1991) m. Ester (B) Barbour (abt 1905–09 May 1985)
  1. 1. Wilma (Jean) Norris 1940–1940
  2. 2. Robert (Allen) Norris 1945–2014
  3. 3. Lovena Norris 1922–2003
  4. 4. Katherine (Estelle Norris) Searcy 1942–2015
  5. 5. James (Avant) Norris 1926–1989
  6. 6. Carrie (Christine) Norris 1928–2014
  7. 7. John (Luther) Norris 1932–2011
  8. 8. Wilbert (Glenn) Norris 1938–2014
  9. 9. Julia (Ruth) Norris 1930–2018 m. George (Washington) Beasley 1912–1980

James Norris's Timeline

5 Records

1904
1 Sep 1904
Birth of James Edmunson Norris in Angier, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Angier, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
James Edmunson Norris resided here in Black River, Harnett, North Carolina
Black River, Harnett, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 36
James Edmunson Norris resided here in Black River, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
Black River, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
1991
7 Dec 1991
Age 87
Death of James Edmunson Norris in Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
1991
07 Dec 1991
Age 87
Death of James Edmunson Norris in Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Wake County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1904
    Event Place: Angier, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Black River, Harnett, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02925; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 43-11

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Black River, Harnett, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Black River, Harnett, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02925; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 43-11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Black River, Harnett, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Black River, Harnett, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02925; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 43-11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1991
    Event Place: Wake County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1991
    Event Place: Wake County, North Carolina, USA

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